I feel like my online identity is fairly standard. I don't have a ridiculous amount of information about myself online, but at the same time a stranger would easily be able to learn a few key facts about me by simply googling my name. In a world where social media is becoming more and more prevalent, I have certainly been cautious about the information that I put online, knowing that anyone can access it. At the present, Facebook is the only online tool that I really use to communicate with others, although I have a twitter and tweet on rare occassion. The online identity that I have now is certainly sufficient for social purposes, but I think it would be beneficial to further "write myself into being" in a professional sense. In the coming semester I plan on student teaching, not only in NC, but also in Russia, and while everyone is certain to have a unique student teaching experience regardless of where they teach, I am sure that I will have a very interesting experience in a place where I am completely unfamiliar with the culture. I plan on keeping a blog throughout my time as a student teacher in NC and in Russia to further develop my digital footprint in a professional sense. If a potential employer was to "google" my name, I would love for the first thing that came up to be a detailed account of my experiences as an educator in a new place, rather than how many goals I scored in a soccer game in high school, which is what comes up now.
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I feel like my online identity is fairly standard. I don't have a ridiculous amount of information about myself online, but at the same time a stranger would easily be able to learn a few key facts about me by simply googling my name. In a world where social media is becoming more and more prevalent, I have certainly been cautious about the information that I put online, knowing that anyone can access it. At the present, Facebook is the only online tool that I really use to communicate with others, although I have a twitter and tweet on rare occassion. The online identity that I have now is certainly sufficient for social purposes, but I think it would be beneficial to further "write myself into being" in a professional sense. In the coming semester I plan on student teaching, not only in NC, but also in Russia, and while everyone is certain to have a unique student teaching experience regardless of where they teach, I am sure that I will have a very interesting experience in a place where I am completely unfamiliar with the culture. I plan on keeping a blog throughout my time as a student teacher in NC and in Russia to further develop my digital footprint in a professional sense. If a potential employer was to "google" my name, I would love for the first thing that came up to be a detailed account of my experiences as an educator in a new place, rather than how many goals I scored in a soccer game in high school, which is what comes up now.
Twitter user name: @hgacuff
9/5:
N&O columnist tells NY Post columnist that only North Carolinians can talk bad about Charlotte -http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/09/05/2319622/saunders-hey-cindy-only-we-can.html
8/27:
Tom O’Brien takes an academic jab at UNC http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/n-c-state-coach-tom-o-brien-takes-181111242--ncaaf.html … @**hgacuff**
11/1:
Senator candidate’s ‘rape’ comment splits politicians and students. http://www.indianastatesman.com/news/senator-candidate-s-rape-comment-splits-politicians-and-students-1.2940951#.UJKKfahA53s.twitter … @**hgacuff**
9/13:
A hipster translator. What they say vs. what they mean. http://www.cracked.com/funny-4573-hipster/ … @**hgacuff**
9/21
Talk about a semantic disruption. Paris Hilton makes headlines with homophobic remarks. http://www.tmz.com/2012/09/20/paris-hilton-gay-audio-disgusting-aids/ … via @**hgacuff**
11/26:
When will Facebook users quit falling for scams? http://www.news.com.au/technology/facebook-users-copy-and-paste-worthless-legal-notice-on-status-updates/story-e6frfro0-1226524812727?sv=effd01cb81c66ff6c0bde2b1492e12fc# ….@**hgacuff**
11/29:
Everybody's worst fear: NYU student hits reply all and emails 40,000 http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/50007873 via @**hgacuff**
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